# NTSB CHI70FBD39: Piper PA-25, N7245Z, Saint Anne, IL, May 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1970
- Place: Saint Anne, IL · SAINT ANNE, IL
- Location: 41.0235° N, 87.7170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Anne, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0235&lon=-87.7170&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70FBD39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBD39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2243  70/5/23    SAINT ANNE,ILL      PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1851                    N7245Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 27, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DE YOUNG FARMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANKAKEE,ILL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  600                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT TELFON WIRES,PWR LINES,TREE,TV ANTENNA MAST S OF RWY.SPRAYED APRX 447ACRES DAY OF ACDT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7245Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7245Z-1970-07-07), registration cancelled 1970-07-07, S/N 25-3172 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: De Young Farms

## Other investigations on N7245Z (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA66F0196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0196), Aug 23, 1965: Piper PA-25 (N7245Z), Moundville, AL, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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